Figure 4.
Similarity of training-induced connectivity changes with athlete-control connectivity differences. (A) Brain network connectivity differences between memory athletes and controls. (B) Connectivity changes from pre- to post-training assessment for each training condition. (C) Scatterplots and correlations between the memory athlete vs. control connectivity difference matrix and the pre- vs. post-training connectivity difference matrices. The pattern of connectivity differences between memory athletes and controls correlates significantly with the pattern of connectivity changes in the mnemonic training condition (r=.222, p=.005), but does not correlate significantly with the connectivity pattern changes in the active (r=.011, p=.943) or passive (r=−.061, p=.632) control groups.
